Lawsuits claim ‘forever chemicals’ from Decatur industries causing illnesses
Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/, January 18, 2024
By: David Gambino
Several north Alabama residents filed lawsuits in Morgan County Circuit Court alleging they are suffering from various cancers and other illnesses caused by “forever chemicals” discharged by 3M, Daikin America and Toray Fluorofibers.
The lawsuits focus on alleged harm from PFOA and PFOS, two chemicals in a larger family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, called PFAS. Read more.